Gordon Cochrane Military person

Alfred William "Gordon" Cochrane DSO, DFC & Two Bars (10 October 1916 – 29 October 1994) was an officer of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during the Second World War. He is one of only four New Zealand-born airmen to receive two medal bars to his Distinguished Flying Cross.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1916
Birth place
New Zealand , Rawene
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1994
Place of death
England , Wimborne Minster

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Military person

award
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
Distinguished Service Order
military operations
World War II
military unit
No. 150 Squadron RAF
No. 156 Squadron RAF
service start1940
service end1945

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